It’s no secret that the altE Solar Installer Conference is a destination event for, well, solar installers, from around the world. Did you know it’s also a great place to learn the basics of solar? Each year altE hosts two…
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The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse in Upstate New York was first commissioned in 1874. It served as a guiding light for ships navigating the busy lanes passing by Hudson and Athens in the late 19th century, helping them avoid the Middle Ground…
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Salt Lake City, Utah SPI was held in Salt Lake City for the first time this year – and it was a hit. The weather was clear, the city welcoming, and displays impressive as always. It’s a great way for…
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Solar Power International 2017 SPI is the largest solar trade show on the planet. How did we start each day? Well, to our pleasant surprise, each day started out with a smile, as every morning (and throughout the days of the show)….
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altE: We are here again with Jared and Stefano from Blue Sky Energy. And we are going to talk a little bit about their solar charge controllers, and how to decide which of the products is the right product for…
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We are here with Jared and Stefano from Blue Sky Energy , talking about the history of the company and an overview of Blue Sky’s products. AltE: Jared, can you tell me a bit about Blue Sky itself? Blue Sky: Sure. Blue Sky was…
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We visited with Brian, from Outback Power, at last month’s Solar Power International 2016, to talk about Outback’s new FlexMax Ultra medium voltage charge controller. Brian: Outback’s very pleased to introduce our FlexMax Ultra series medium voltage charge controllers. It’s…
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In part one of our series, we demonstrated how to charge a 24V Battery with 20V Solar Panel & PWM Charge Controller. Today, we’re going to be doing the same demo, but using an MPPT charge controller instead. In our…
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We have done previous demos, showing the difference between a 20V (60 cell) and a 24V (72 cell) solar panel. What we want to show today is some real world usage of it; trying to use either of them to…
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We sat down recently with John Webber from Schneider Electric to talk about different options for adding battery backup to your grid-tie solar system. Watch the interview below. Full transcript. DC Coupling vs. AC Coupling altE: Now John, we’ve seen a lot in…
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